diff --git a/ubuntu/16.04/config-user.sh b/ubuntu/16.04/config-user.sh
index b083972..2c3d110 100644
--- a/ubuntu/16.04/config-user.sh
+++ b/ubuntu/16.04/config-user.sh
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ sudo bash -c "cat >~/.xsession <<EOF
 
 for indicator in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/indicator-*;
 do
-    basename='basename \${indicator}'
-    dirname='dirname \${indicator}'
-    service=\${dirname}/\${basename}/\${basename}-service
-    \${service} &
+    basename='basename \\\${indicator}'
+    dirname='dirname \\\${indicator}'
+    service=\\\${dirname}/\\\${basename}/\\\${basename}-service
+    \\\${service} &
 done
 unity
 EOF"
\ No newline at end of file